Tarawih Prayer In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate There are some misconceptions about tarawih prayer and how many raka'a it has. While some are saying any addition to 8 raka'a is bidah others are saying that not praying 20 raka'a is...
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Tarawih Prayer In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Compassionate There are some misconceptions about tarawih prayer and how many raka'a it has. While some are saying any addition to 8 raka'a is bidah others are saying that not praying 20 raka'a is rejecting the Sunnah and the consensus of the Sahabah. So what's the truth and the right way concerning the question of how many raka'a tarawih prayer has? And in addition to that, is it obligatory to recite the whole Qur'an during tarawih prayer? Should Tarawih prayer be offered individually or in congregation? It should be said that the vast majority of the scholars of hadith, fqh, and the four mujtahid Imams are in agreement that 20 raka'a are the most appropriate, followed by 3 raka'a of witr, and this is also the opinion of Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah! But frst let's look what tarawih is. Tarawih is a highly emphasised recommended prayer. It was called that because after they used to pray four units they would rest for a short while. Th
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